The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-05-01

northwest. We held meetings and dis
tributed tracts at every opportunity
and the opportunities were not lacking.
It was during these trips, particularly I
that both of our parties penetrateu
into new country-where no Mormon
elder had ever before set foot, at least
since the war. Ny companion and my
self did our section most Thoroughly,
and think l am safe in saying that the
other elders were fully abreast OF Us.
Along the Arkansas line are laIge
number of people who can be caiieu
little less than outlaws. They usually
stop at no sort OF crime, ana h sn
Territorial officials come after them
thew lump over the line into the STATE
and vice versa. Our experiences
from that time until the spring
of this year-February is the opening
spring month in the Indian Territory
were in great measure repettoh VI
what have already told you.
In March. Messrs. Green and Shand |
crossed the Canadian River, the oil |
yiding line of the Cherokee and ChoctaW
Nations, and progressed about elgnty
miles into the Choctaw country. Durips
this time we (Allen and u renamed al
our headquarters at Hendrlcks,, save
when we took short trips into the SUI
rounding country. As was antlcipat-
ing my release, at least, temporary
one, and as Elder Allen was showing
signs of illness, | improved this oppor
trinity of calling on number OF those
Who had been kind to me. Mr.. Alien
was soon, however,
VICTIM TO THE CHILLs AND FEVER.
When he had partly recovered we
went on two weeks trip to the Barren
Fork of the Illinois River. and on our
return to headquarters found our re-
leases awaiting u.s." :,
The mission in Indian Territory, al
though a small one, is in good con
dition. but the elders are considerably,
bampered by the primitive modes OF
travel in that country. we nave
, but family outlined the experience
of Mr.. Kimoall and his co-iaoorers
, in the Indian Territory during
t his two years and three months
absence. To do justice to the sunlect
, would fill at least ten times the space
! | at our command this morning. ann we
ore forced TO content ourselves with
J brief glance at the Territory, concern
/ ing which there is considerable specuia
3 ton at the present time.
INDIAN TERRITORY
] | is situated north OF Texas, south OF
t Kansas, east of New Mexico and west o.
Arkansas. 1t is composed of twenty
! different nations, and has an area O.
!. 81 142. $40 acres. The twenty nations
d above referred to occupy reservations a.
e follows: Arrapahoe and CHEYENNE,
s 4 ,2o7 800 acres; Cherokee, 4, 63l O4U-ah'
t other land on the Oklohama strip
r Chickasaws, 1850, $50; Choctaw, o;o9S,'
s 600; Creek, 3,2ll 800; Kiowa an1 90 20
d manche, 1872 ,260; Usage. 1,44o,24O
Kansas $50: Modoc, 3S40; Ottawa
n II 94O. Pawnee, 1872 $50; Peoria, so, 24O
- PottaWattomie, $4,000; Quapaw, 90,
n $40. Sac and Fox, 100000: Semlnoles
" 200 600: Senecas, 81, $40; Shawnee, Is,
s. 44e: Wichita, $3.50; Wyandotte, "A
# 640: all the tribes number about oO,O0C
- Somewhere in the neighborhood
" IL 600 whites have legal right OF res
Z dence. as well as great many negroes
ID gaining right by inter-marriage or 0
at act or permission of the councils. ri!
8 tribes only are counted as being CIV
is lied tribes-the Cherokees,. Creek
ne Chickasaws. Choctaws and sem EN-
- noles. There are at least 81
ee 600, 900 acres of rich ana arao
ed land, and that belonging
IL the five tribes mentioned above Is Wy
d, cultivated. No whites hold proper!
on save by inter-marriage, although qul
"a nnnber If whites are working leas,
~ farms for the Indians who divide prof
with them.
THE CHERoKEEs
nd have two Summaries thigh schools, )ea
costing about 100000; and the 9th
-e- civilized tribes also maze fair shown
m. although somewhat in the rear as y
Resides the seminaries there are
,,v public schools throughout the CheroS
nd nation.
cit as known, are coal, iron, zinc, So
"a; petroleum and some gold. The hgu,
mt given above, however, are those OF
tv last census, and generous ailoWai
m should be made, as the popuiatlon
an rapidly increasing, and lnteiliger
Iity gradually spreading: me CROWN
Sren are educated in the Engl
,nd tongue. The property of the Indian!
hsr the entire Territory is estimated
= about $40 900 600, and this includes la
,ces numbers of cattle, sheep, swine, nor:
ject etc.
)m- ONE NJ THE QUEER FEATURES
int
our of the Cherokee nation is the mum
of poisonous reptiles one meets W
hut to offset this drawback. Il
exist what are known as the
anu iurers-generally old men, who pos
egis the remarkable faculty of destroy
rival the venom in a snake bite merely
,;,' the pressure of the hand on the p
> n,y affected. Mr.. Kimball vouches for
bor. existence of such persons, and says
- natives have the utmost conhdenc
w., Hey them, and if a copjurer is 81 hand
, wSy easily accessible, the Indians have
49, more fear of the result of bite
-;vsI yenomous snake, than the ave
60, white man has of a scratch by ca
up THE HOMES OF THE CHER0KEEs
west are usually the old style log-houst
sum- generally prevalent on the frontier.
es we are devoid of plaster, and some have
,ites floors. The furniture usually consi
meau especially is this true among the
2 In. blooCs-of the olG-sasl i)ned tn
lister olairs IA strips of IaThide or
lis re ory bark for seas. The greater pc
n re- of the Cnerokees are, however, ral
;,apS o5,oon;r ~ in civilization and son